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Copperas Cove council rejects WBW development agreement after dispute over CCN reimbursement

Copperas Cove City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary

Council voted 5–2 to reject a development and annexation agreement with WBW Single Development Group after council members objected to city reimbursement of certificates‑of‑convenience‑and‑necessity (CCN) costs; council directed staff to return with a counterproposal reducing CCN reimbursement to 0%.

Copperas Cove — The City Council on Nov. 18 declined to authorize a development and annexation agreement with WBW Single Development Group following heated debate about whether the city should reimburse the developer for the cost of a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) for water service.

City Manager Ryan Havillah and Development Services Director Bobby Lewis described the terms of the proposed agreement for roughly 310.07 acres in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, and explained that the developer would purchase the CCN up front and the city would reimburse the cost over time tied to…

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